Bengaluru, Jan. 27 -- What was meant to be a show of political solidarity against the Centre's decision to rename the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) turned, instead, into a live demonstration of internal turbulence within Karnataka Congress.
On Tuesday, at a sprawling statewide protest, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, the seasoned political tactician and administrator, found himself at the receiving end of an unanticipated public challenge, not from the opposition, but from his partymen.
As Siddaramaiah approached the dais, the crowd's attention abruptly shifted. The chants were unmistakable: "DK-DK!" "DK Shivakumar Zindabad!"A section of the people, clearly aligned with Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar, ...